The new C-Stick, ZL button and ZR button, which will enhance the play controls of the existing Nintendo 3DS hardware, have been added, and the new “Super-Stable 3D” function will provide players with an even more comfortable 3D gaming experience. Furthermore, the new “NFC feature” will enable the use of the “amiibo” on Nintendo 3DS.
As for “New Nintendo 3DS,” the LCD screens are bigger than those of the existing Nintendo 3DS, and the exterior design of the hardware can be customized simply by exchanging the “Cover Plates,” which will be sold separately. The New Nintendo 3DS XLwill come in Metallic Blue and Metallic Black, while the New Nintendo 3DS will be available in white and black.
As for the overseas markets, our local subsidiaries will separately confirm. However, there will be no U.S. and European launches this calendar year.
Comparison Data| New Nintendo 3DS XL | New Nintendo 3DS | |
| Size | 93.5mm high, 160mm wide, 21.5mm thick (when closed) | 80.6mm high, 142mm wide, 21.6mm thick (when closed) |
| Weight | Approximately 329 grams (including Battery Pak, stylus and Micro SD Memory Card) | Approximately 253 grams (including Battery Pak, stylus and Micro SD Memory Card) |
| Upper Screen | 4.88 inches (diagonal) Wide-screen LCD display showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 800 x 240 pixel resolution 400 pixels are allocated to each eye to enable 3D visuals | 3.88 inches (diagonal) Wide-screen LCD display showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 800 x 240 pixel resolution 400 pixels are allocated to each eye to enable 3D visuals |
| Lower Screen | 4.18 inches (diagonal) Touch-screen LCD showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 320 x 240 pixel resolution | 3.33 inches (diagonal) Touch-screen LCD showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 320 x 240 pixel resolution |
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